Cafe L'amore

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• grade postedApril 29, 2025
• inspection score17 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedSeptember 18, 2026 →
• address2023 Stillwell Avenue, Brooklyn 11223
• cuisineCoffee/Tea
• phone3473719119

Is Cafe L'amore clean?

Cafe L'amore currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on April 29, 2025 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on September 18, 2026 scoring 17 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads clean 😇; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at Cafe L'amore?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 18, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycritical
  Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.

When was Cafe L'amore last inspected?

Cafe L'amore has 2 inspections on record going back to April 29, 2025, averaging 15 points.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

Cafe L'amore vs Bensonhurst East

Bensonhurst East runs 83% clean across 142 tracked restaurants — 104 clean, 8 mid, 13 cooked.

Against the 142 spots Cooked tracks in Bensonhurst East, this one comes out cleaner than 21% of them.

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How New York grades restaurants

New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated September 18, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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